Carlton Television

Based in	London
Broadcast area	London, later the Midlands and South West England
Launched	1 January 1993
Closed	lost on-air identity 25 October 2002 (verbally known as ITV1 London before regional programming only - no visual local identity)
Replaced	Thames Television also Central Independent Television and Westcountry Television
Replaced by	ITV London also ITV Central and ITV Westcountry
Website	itvlocal.com/london
Owned by	ITV plc

Carlton Television is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5.15pm every Friday (and for legal formalities, remains so). The company is now part of ITV plc and managed with London Weekend Television as a single entity, ITV London. Major programmes include London Tonight, The London Programme and London Soccer Night. Image File history File links London_TV.gif Summary It came from ITV.com Licensing This is a logo of a television station, network, corporation, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Carltonitv1. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), on 1 January 1993. ... ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... Central TV logo, 1985-1998 Central Independent Television, commonly referred to as Central, is the Independent Television company that succeeded ATV on 1 January 1982. ... Westcountry TV logo, 1993 Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West (of England), replacing its predecessor, TSW - Television South West, on 1 January 1993. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The phrase Home Counties is used to designate the group of English counties which border or surround London. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... London Tonight is the flagship news programme in the ITV London region. ...

Carlton Television's parent company Carlton Communications also gained the Central England and Westcountry franchises, after successfully taking over Central Independent Television in 1994 and Westcountry Television in 1996. The regional identities of the two regions continued as normal until 1999, when Carlton controversially rebranded both of them under its own name. Carlton also gained the Wales and West of England franchise holder, HTV from Granada Television, in 2001, though most of the production facilities were retained by Granada. Carlton Communications plc was a former British media company, which was founded by Michael Green and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1983 until 2 February 2004, when it merged with Granada plc, to form ITV plc. ... In general, the midlands of a territory are its central regions. ... The term Westcountry could to refer one of two things: The South West England ITV franchise holder: Westcountry Television. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), on 1 January 1993. ... This article is about the country. ... The West of England is a loose term given to the area surrounding the City and County of Bristol, England and includes the counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire and, possibly, Dorset. ... ITV Wales & West Ltd (formally and more commonly known as HTV) is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England[1]. It is owned by ITV plc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Like all ITV plc-owned regions, Carlton is now known on air as ITV1, and ITV1 London verbally in accordance with regional programming. ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ...

History

Creation

Carlton Television was originally a company set up by Michael Green's Carlton Communications to bid for an ITV franchise. Having failed to buy into Thames Television in 1987, Carlton finally succeeded in ousting that broadcaster in the 1991/92 franchise round, for reasons that were seen as political. Michael Philip Green (born 2 December 1947)[1] is an British businessman. ... Carlton Communications plc was a former British media company, which was founded by Michael Green and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1983 until 2 February 2004, when it merged with Granada plc, to form ITV plc. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

A controversial edition of Thames Television's This Week documentary series dealt with the killing of IRA members in Gibraltar by a British Army's special forces unit. Titled Death On The Rock, the programme infuriated the UK Conservative government, led by Margaret Thatcher, as well as British tabloid newspapers. Death On The Rock went on to win a British Television Academy Award. This Week was the name of a current affairs series screened in the 1980s on the ITV network in the United Kingdom, produced for the network by Thames Television. ... Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish name: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (PIRA; more commonly referred to as the IRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA) is an Irish Republican, left wing[2] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern... The Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) is the principal special forces unit of the British Army. ... Death on the Rock was a controversial and BAFTA award winning episode of Thames Televisions current affairs strand This Week. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (born October 13, 1925), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in office from 1979 to 1990. ...

It has been widely believed, but not fully proven, that the 1990 Broadcasting Act was used to revoke Thames' ITV franchise license because of Death On The Rock's criticism of the British Army. The Broadcasting Act 1990 is a law of the British parliament, often regarded by both its supporters and its critics as a quintessential example of Thatcherism. ...

Launch

Carlton Television took over from Thames at midnight on January 1, 1993, running out of hired space at the facilities of London Weekend Television (instead of acquiring their own studio). Unlike Thames (which was both a production company and a broadcaster, and following a merger, continuing to produce programmes under the name talkbackTHAMES), Carlton has always commissioned most of its programming from independent production companies. Its contract to hold the ITV franchise license disallows the company to commission all programming, therefore it was compulsory for Carlton to produce a minimal amount of programming for the network, such includes Police Camera Action!. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... talkbackTHAMES is a British television production company, a division of FremantleMedia (part of the RTL Group). ... Police Camera Action! is a police video programme presented by Alastair Stewart and made by Optomen Television between 1994 and 2002 for Carlton Television which is broadcast on ITV1. ...

The first ever Carlton programme to be broadcast nationally when Carlton joined the network, was Surprise Party, effectively the same format as This Is Your Life, previously a mainstay of predecessor Thames Television. Hosted by Michael Parkinson, the first celebrity to be the subject of the show was entrepreneur Richard Branson. At the end of the hour-long show, Michael Parkinson told viewers to keep their eyes out for another Surprise Party. However, no further programmes were ever made. This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards. ... Michael Parkinson CBE (born 28 March 1935) is an English journalist and television presenter. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ...

Alarm bells had been ringing before Carlton even transmitted as part of the ITV network, as one notable commission with wide publicity was The Good Sex Guide, inviting scorn and derision from conservative newspapers, before it had actually been broadcast.

Factual inaccuracy in 1996 documentary

Carlton found itself at the centre of a major controversy about truthfulness in broadcast journalism in May 1998, when The Guardian carried a series of articles alleging the wholesale fabrication of a much-garlanded 1996 Carlton documentary, The Connection, which had purported to film the route by which heroin was smuggled into the United Kingdom from Colombia. An internal inquiry at Carlton found that The Guardian's allegations were in large part correct and the then industry regulator, the ITC, punished Carlton with a record £2-million fine[1] for multiple breaches of the UK's broadcasting codes. The scandal led to an impassioned debate about the accuracy of documentary production.[2] [3] For the Wikipedia policy regarding controversial issues in articles, see Wikipedia:Guidelines for controversial articles. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Heroin (INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is an opioid synthesized directly from the extracts of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. ... The ITC has been superseded as the British commercial television regulator by Ofcom (the Office of Communications). ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ...

Expansion

In recent years, changes in rules concerning media ownership enabled Carlton to buy out many of the other ITV stations, including Central Independent Television, Westcountry, and part of HTV (via Granada), as well as the rights to the archives of ITC Entertainment and its former sister company ATV, and the Rank film archive. HTV was the only region owned by Carlton not to be subject to a full rebrand as Carlton. Both "HTV West" and "HTV Wales" stayed with their then-current idents; however upon Carlton's purchase, the animated introduction and music to the idents were replaced by the sequences and audio in use with Carlton's graphical package. The logo and endboard of the ident remained unchanged however, using the generic hearts look of 1999. Carlton also did not acquire most of HTV's production facilities, most of which Granada retained. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), on 1 January 1993. ... ITV Wales & West Ltd (formally and more commonly known as HTV) is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England[1]. It is owned by ITV plc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The ITC Entertainment logo The Incorporated Television Company (ITC) was founded by television mogul Lew Grade in 1954. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The ITC archive is particularly lucrative since it includes such popular shows as Thunderbirds, The Prisoner, The Saint and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (original version), as well as feature films that include The Return Of The Pink Panther, On Golden Pond, and Capricorn One. Many Rank Organisation films are also part of the Carlton library. Carlton has released much of this material on video and DVD via its own label in the UK, and via A & E Home Video, Acorn Media, MGM Home Entertainment, and Lions Gate Home Entertaiment in the USA. A large number of these films were shown on Carlton's digital movie channel, Carlton Cinema, however it closed in 2003. Brains Thunderbirds is a mid-1960s Sylvia and Gerry Anderson television show which used a form of puppetry called Supermarionation. Cast, crew, and production notes Thunderbirds was the fourth and by far the most successful of the childrens series made by AP Films (APF) for the British television company... The Prisoner is a 1967 UK allegorical science fiction television series, starring Patrick McGoohan. ... The Saint was a long-running British action adventure television series, made by ITC Entertainment, that aired on ITV stations between 1962 and 1969, and on American television as a syndicated show (1962-1967) and on NBC (1967-69). ... Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is a cult late 1960s British private detective television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope as the private detectives Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk. ... The Return of the Pink Panther is the fourth film in the Pink Panther series, released in North America by United Artists and in Europe by ITC Entertainment in 1975. ... On Golden Pond (1981) was a successful Broadway play written by playwright Ernest Thompson which was turned into a successful and popular movie starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. ... Capricorn One is a horror/thriller/science fiction movie about a Mars landing hoax. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Biography is one of A&Es longest-running and most popular programs. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Carlton Cinema was a British television channel run by Carlton Television, dedicated to showing films. ...

Merger and unification

In September 2002, Carlton and Granada, having now acquired all the franchises in England and Wales, made the controversial decision to remove all regional idents, continuity and branding, and replace them with the single brand, ITV1. English regional idents were to only precede regional programming, and regional announcements were pre-recorded from London (Wales gets on-screen recognition prior to all programming, see ITV1 Wales). Unlike Granada-owned regions, Carlton used dual-branding on its regional idents with the Carlton logo, so the Carlton Westcountry and Carlton Central regions were simply known as ITV1 Carlton. Granada-owned franchises preferred simply to place text of the region name under the ITV1 logo. This went on until 2003, when Carlton dropped the practice, resulting in changing the brands from "Carlton Central" to "ITV1 for Central England", from "Carlton Westcountry" to "ITV1 for the Westcountry". The HTV regions were re-branded "ITV1 Wales" and "ITV1 West of England" in 2002. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... This article is about the country. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... ITV Wales & West Ltd (formally and more commonly known as HTV) is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England[1]. It is owned by ITV plc. ...

On 2 February 2004, Carlton Communications plc merged with Granada plc, creating ITV plc, which now owns all of the ITV franchises in England and Wales under the "ITV1" brand (Wales still uses its own on-screen identity as ITV1 Wales, but now also uses English ITV1 continuity). In addition, Carlton Video became part of Granada Ventures, and the three English Carlton ITV regions were reverted back to their previous names: "ITV1 for Central England" again became "ITV1 Central", "ITV1 West of England" became "ITV1 West" and "ITV1 for the Westcountry" became "ITV1 Westcountry", prior to regional programming in their respective areas. is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... This article is about the country. ... ITV Wales & West Ltd (formally and more commonly known as HTV) is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England[1]. It is owned by ITV plc. ...

ITV London

Main article: ITV London

Since 28 October 2002, Carlton Television (in common with all the other ITV companies, except Scottish Television, Grampian Television and Ulster Television) has been known on air simply as ITV1 (London Weekdays). Unlike London Weekend Television, Carlton Television did not note the last day (25/10/02) of its regional identity on-air. However, the Carlton brand continued to be seen on production captions until 2004. Since Carlton and London Weekend Television now use identical presentation and logos, the division between the London weekday and weekend franchises is now invisible, although the old LWT - now ITV1 (London Weekends) - does have London Weekend Weather, which is sponsored by a different company to that of London Weekdays. ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Scottish Television (now legally known as STV Central Ltd and referred to on-air as STV) is Scotlands largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since August 31, 1957. ... Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North of Scotland, based in Aberdeen. ... For other uses of the UTV acronym see UTV (disambiguation) Ulster Television plc (UTV) is a media company based in Northern Ireland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

With the merger of Carlton and Granada, Carlton Television and LWT are now run as a single entity (ITV London), with a single management team appointed to both companies. Both continue to have a separate legal existence however, and still have separate licences, although this is now just a formality. ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ...

Upon merger, Carlton lost recognition to programmes made by their companies, which became branded as "Granada" and the relevant area, for example, all programmes made in London became branded as "Granada London". From January 16, 2006, all programmes produced by any ITV plc owned region are branded by ITV Productions. This means that there is no distinction between which programmes are made by Carlton, LWT or any other ITV company. is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Granada (production company) be merged into this article or section. ...

Carlton London announcers 1993-2002

• Hilary Holden 1994 - 1997
• Mark Lipscomb 1993-2002
• David Allan 1995-2002
• Graham Bannerman 1993-2002
• Adrian Finighan 1993
• Fiona Goldman 1993-2002
• Erica Longdon 2000-2002
• John Mckenzie 2000-2002
• Peter Tompkins 2000-2002

Notable Carlton commissions

• Police Camera Action!
• Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids
• Mopatop's Shop
• STARStreet*

Police Camera Action! is a police video programme presented by Alastair Stewart and made by Optomen Television between 1994 and 2002 for Carlton Television which is broadcast on ITV1. ... Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids was a series of books written by Jamie Rix, later adapted into a TV series from 2000 onwards. ... Mopatops Shop, which premiered on CITV in the UK in 1999, features a large green Muppet named Mopatop and his red duck-like assistant Puppyduck. ... STARStreet* is a British childrens television series on CITV, starring the pop group allSTARS*. The names allSTARS* and STARStreet* both have STARS in them because the first letter of each band members name spells that word out: Sandi, Thiala, Ashley, Rebecca and Sam. ...

Multi-channel strategy

Between 1997 and 2003, Carlton owned a number of extra channels, carried initially on analogue cable, but later their flagship platform, ONdigital, while a couple made it to Sky Digital. However, three closed in 2000; and all five were closed by 2003. Most were closed due to funding issues and lack of loyal viewership. They all time-shared on three EPG positions. Carlton Food Network and Carlton Select shared a channel, and Carlton Kids, Carlton World and another channel named 'RAW!' shared the second. Carlton Cinema received an EPG position of its own on all platforms. ITV Digital used to be the sole British terrestrial digital television broadcaster. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... The Sky Digital EPG in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ... Carlton Food Network was a British television channel run by Carlton Television, it shows food programmes It launched on 15 November 1998 on the OnDigital platform, as part of a group of five Carlton owned channels (the others being Carlton Select, Carlton World, Carlton Kids, and Carlton Cinema The channel... Carlton Select was the oldest Carlton channel carried on cable and ONdigital channel 35, and was the only one that also broadcasted in Africa [1]. It timeshared with Carlton Food Network, and was the sister channel to Carlton Cinema, Carlton Food Network, Carlton Kids and Carlton World All of the... Carlton Kids was a childrens channel provided by Carlton Television, and started broadcasting in 1997 and closed in the year 2000. ... Carlton World was an early Carlton channel carried on cable and ONdigital channel 43. ... Carlton Cinema was a British television channel run by Carlton Television, dedicated to showing films. ... An electronic program (or programme) guide, or EPG, is a program schedule, typically broadcast alongside digital television or radio signals. ...

Carlton Cinema

Main article: Carlton Cinema

Carlton Cinema was the Carlton channel which showed classic movies, but also cartoons unusually; this ceased transmission in 2003. Carlton Cinema was a British television channel run by Carlton Television, dedicated to showing films. ... // Note: This article does not include films that had the highest box office receipts. ... Cartoons started in the 1930s and 40s. ...

Carlton Select

Main article: Carlton Select

Carlton Select was the main entertainment channel from Carlton, and broadcast both in the UK and Africa. It time-shared with the Carlton Food Network, and ceased transmission in 2000. Carlton Select was the oldest Carlton channel carried on cable and ONdigital channel 35, and was the only one that also broadcasted in Africa [1]. It timeshared with Carlton Food Network, and was the sister channel to Carlton Cinema, Carlton Food Network, Carlton Kids and Carlton World All of the... A stilt-walker entertaining shoppers at a shopping centre in Swindon, England Entertainment is an event, performance, or activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience (although, for example, in the case of a computer game the audience may be only one person). ...

Carlton World

Main article: Carlton World

Carlton World was a general entertainment channel broadcast in the evenings, with sister Carlton Kids broadcast in the daytime. This ceased transmission in 2000. Carlton World was an early Carlton channel carried on cable and ONdigital channel 43. ... Carlton Kids was a childrens channel provided by Carlton Television, and started broadcasting in 1997 and closed in the year 2000. ...

Carlton Kids

Main article: Carlton Kids

Carlton Kids was a children's channel and showed most of all of Carlton's children's imports, and programming from Carlton's regions. Time-shared with Carlton World, it ceased transmission in 2000. Carlton Kids was a childrens channel provided by Carlton Television, and started broadcasting in 1997 and closed in the year 2000. ... Carlton World was an early Carlton channel carried on cable and ONdigital channel 43. ...

Carlton Food Network

Main article: Carlton Food Network

Carlton Food Network was the Carlton channel devoted to cookery, and time-shared with Carlton Select. It was later re-branded 'Taste CFN', and ceased transmission in late 2001. Carlton Food Network was a British television channel run by Carlton Television, it shows food programmes It launched on 15 November 1998 on the OnDigital platform, as part of a group of five Carlton owned channels (the others being Carlton Select, Carlton World, Carlton Kids, and Carlton Cinema The channel... Cooking is the act of preparing food for consumption. ...

Legacy

The Carlton name and logo have now disappeared from all branding on ITV. They can, however, still be seen in cinemas as Carlton Screen Advertising, ITV plc's cinema advertising division, sells advertising for several cinema chains in the UK and Ireland. Carlton Screen Advertising logo Carlton Screen Advertising is a company which sells screen advertising time on behalf of cinemas in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• ITV London at itvlocal.com
• ITV plc at itv.com
• Carlton Screen Advertising